(IN BRIEF) Swiss Re is selling its iptiQ European P&C business to Allianz Direct, including its Luxembourg-based risk carrier, over 100 employees, and existing distribution agreements in several European markets. This move aligns with Swiss Re’s strategy to exit iptiQ, … Read the full press release
Posted in Banks, Business, Economy, Financial, Government, Industrial, Insurance, Investment, Luxembourg, Management, News, Switzerland
Tagged acquisition, Allianz Direct, iptiQ European P&C Business, Jef Van In, Luxembourg, partnership, Philipp Kroetz, Swiss Re
(IN BRIEF) The VELUX Group has signed a 10-year agreement with ArcelorMittal to supply low-carbon XCarb® steel for its roof windows, reducing the carbon footprint of steel used in its products bym up to 70%. This collaboration follows successful tests … Read the full press release
Posted in Business, Construction, Denmark, Environment, Financial, Government, Industrial, Infrastructure & Utilities, Investment, Luxembourg, Management, Metals and Minerals, News
Tagged ArcelorMittal, Jesús Villalba, Laurent Plasman, Low-Emission Steel, Luxembourg, partnership, sustainability, VELUX, XCarb® steel
(IN BRIEF) The ACP Trust Fund has secured over €74 million in pledges from seven EU member states, including Denmark, Finland, Germany, Luxembourg, Portugal, Spain, and Sweden, to support economic growth in African, Caribbean, and Pacific (ACP) countries. This funding … Read the full press release
Posted in Banks, Business, Denmark, Economy, Environment, European Union, Financial, Finland, Germany, Government, Industrial, Investment, Luxembourg, Management, News, Portugal, Spain, Sweden
Tagged African Caribbean and Pacific (ACP) Nations, Benjamin Dousa, Denmark, Dirk Meyer, economic, EIB, Finland, funding, Germany, Gilles Roth, Joaquim Miranda Sarmento, José Manuel Albares, Juha Savolainen, Jutta Urpilainen, Lars Løkke Rasmussen, Luxembourg, partnership, PORTUGAL, Spain, sustainability, Sweden, Thomas Östros
(IN BRIEF) Sanum per Fructus, a honey producer in Kragujevac, Serbia, is modernizing its operations by integrating digital technology while maintaining traditional beekeeping practices. Supported by the EBRD’s Youth in Business Programme, the company connects with local beekeepers through a … Read the full press release
Posted in Banks, Business, Financial, Investment, Serbia, Small Business, United Kingdom
Tagged Aleksandra Slavković, beekeepers, Bees, Central European Initiative, digital technology, EBRD, ecosystem health, environmental protection, European Union, honey production, INNOVATION, Italy, Kragujevac, Luxembourg, Mica Đorđević, pollination, quality assurance, Sanum per Fructus, SERBIA, sustainability, sustainable beekeeping, Sweden, tradition, Vladimir Milanović, Youth in Business Programme
(IN BRIEF) The European Investment Bank (EIB) has successfully re-entered the USD bond market with a new $5 billion 5-year Global benchmark bond, offering a 3.750% semi-annual coupon. This issuance, which brings EIB’s total USD issuance for the year to … Read the full press release
(IN BRIEF) SISTO Armaturen S.A., part of the KSB Group, has developed the SISTO-CM1300, an automated multi-port valve designed to optimize pharmaceutical production processes. This valve automates the switching of fluids in cleaning and sterilization processes, reducing the risk of … Read the full press release
Posted in Business, Environment, Financial, Germany, Government, Healthcare, Industrial, Infrastructure & Utilities, Investment, Luxembourg, Management, News, Pharma & Biotech, Technology
Tagged KSB, Luxembourg, Multi-Port Valve, partnership, Pharmaceutical Production, SISTO Armaturen S.A., sustainability
(IN BRIEF) Accenture has completed its acquisition of Arηs Group, a Luxembourg-based technology services provider, enhancing its capabilities in both public and private sector transformations across Europe. Announced in March 2024, the acquisition adds over 2,330 specialists in software development, … Read the full press release
Posted in Artificial Intelligence (AI), Business, Financial, Government, Industrial, Investment, Ireland, Luxembourg, Management, News, Technology
Tagged Accenture, acquisition, Arηs Group, Luxembourg, partnership
(IN BRIEF) The European Investment Bank Group (EIB Group) is set to expand its presence in the European Union by opening a new office in Nicosia, Cyprus. This decision was revealed during discussions between EIB Group President Nadia Calviño and … Read the full press release
(IN BRIEF) In the latest DHL Global Connectedness Report, the Netherlands emerges as the most globalized country in the European Union, closely followed by Ireland and Luxembourg. Notably, 14 EU member states, including Malta, Belgium, Denmark, Sweden, Germany, Cyprus, Hungary, … Read the full press release
Posted in Business, European Union, Germany, Industrial, Infrastructure & Utilities, International Trade, Transportation & Logistics
Tagged capital, Covid-19 pandemic, Denmark, DHL Express Europe, DHL Global Connectedness Report, EU accession, EU countries, EU members, European Union, four freedoms, free trade, Germany, global connectedness, globalization, information flows, Ireland, Luxembourg, Malta, Mike Parra, Netherlands, New York University Stern School of Business, NYU Stern's Center for the Future of Management, open markets, press freedom, Regional integration, scientific research collaboration, Steven Altman, TOURISM, trade, war in Ukraine
(IN BRIEF) SFC Energy AG, a leading supplier of hydrogen and methanol fuel cells, has partnered with ConnectCom Sarl to develop a customized emergency power solution. The collaboration involves supplying stationary EFOY H₂Cabinet X series units and utilizing the H₂Genset … Read the full press release
Posted in Business, Energy, Gas & Oil, Environment, Financial, Germany, Government, Industrial, Infrastructure & Utilities, Investment, Luxembourg, Management, News, Technology
Tagged Claude Dupont, ConnectCom Sarl, Dr. Peter Podesser, Emergency Power Solutions, Luxembourg, partnership, SFC Energy, sustainability
(IN BRIEF) ArcelorMittal, a major steel company based in Luxembourg, has announced the date for its Annual General Meeting of shareholders, scheduled for April 30, 2024, at 3 p.m. CET. Shareholders eligible to vote will be determined based on their … Read the full press release
Posted in Business, Industrial, Luxembourg, Management, Metals and Minerals
Tagged Annual General Meeting, ArcelorMittal, board committee, Luxembourg, Mrs. Karyn Ovelmen, shareholders, STEEL
(IN BRIEF) CACEIS has partnered with Regulatory Technology specialist AlphaOmega to offer a PRIIPs reporting service for clients of its Private Equity Real Estate Solutions business line. Available through the Connect Store, CACEIS’ online marketplace, the service provides clients with … Read the full press release
Posted in Banks, Business, Economy, Financial, France, Government, Industrial, Infrastructure & Utilities, Insurance, Investment, Luxembourg, Management, News, Technology
Tagged AlphaOmega, Antoine Capone, CACEIS, Client Services, Connect Store, Credit Agricole, Luxembourg, partnership, PRIIP, Sabine Iacono
(IN BRIEF) Sweco, a leading technology consulting firm, will lead a consortium tasked with developing the new Südspidol hospital complex in Esch-sur-Alzette, Luxembourg, scheduled for full operation by 2033. Partnering with Centre Hospitalier Emile Mayrisch (CHEM), Sweco will oversee the … Read the full press release
Posted in Business, Construction, Environment, Financial, Government, Healthcare, Industrial, Infrastructure & Utilities, Investment, Luxembourg, Management, News, Sweden, Technology
Tagged Centre Hospitalier Emile Mayrisch (CHEM), Erwin Malcorps, Luxembourg, partnership, Südspidol Hospital Complex Project, sustainability, Sweco
(IN BRIEF) SWIO, a joint venture by mobility service provider Losch and infrastructure engineering firm SOCOM, is partnering with EVBox, a leading electric vehicle (EV) charging solutions provider, to introduce high-speed EV charging stations in Luxembourg. SWIO has already installed … Read the full press release
Posted in Automotive, Electronics & Machinery, Energy, Gas & Oil, Industrial, Infrastructure & Utilities, Luxembourg, Netherlands, Technology, Transportation & Logistics
Tagged DC charging station, electric vehicle, EV, EV charging, EVBox, EVBox Troniq High Power, Losch, Luxembourg, Marvin Rassel, SOCOM, SWIO
(IN BRIEF) The Luxembourg Space Agency (LSA) has been supporting Thales Alenia Space, along with partners the Luxembourg Institute of Sciences and Technologies (LIST) and PricewaterhouseCoopers Luxembourg (PwC), in their initiative to create a Proof of Concept for a flood … Read the full press release
Posted in Business, Defence, Environment, Financial, Industrial, Investment, Luxembourg, Management, News, Security & Safety, Technology
Tagged Alessandro Grasso, climate change, Digital Twin Earth, Etienne Barritault, Flood Prediction, Laurent Probst, Luxembourg, partnership, Patrick Matgen, sustainability, Thales, Thales Alenia Space
(IN BRIEF) Mercedes-Benz Belgium Luxembourg & Netherlands is joining forces with Eneco to establish a strategic partnership focused on charging solutions to facilitate the transition to electric driving for customers. This collaboration aims to provide both business and private customers … Read the full press release
Posted in Automotive, Belgium, Business, Energy, Gas & Oil, Environment, Financial, Industrial, Infrastructure & Utilities, Investment, Luxembourg, Management, Netherlands, News, Technology
Tagged Belgium, Claire D'Haese, Electric Driving Transition, Eneco, Leonie Baneke, Luxembourg, Mercedes-Benz, Netherlands, partnership, sustainability
(IN BRIEF) Luxembourg has pledged an additional €4.8 million to the EIB Global’s Financial Inclusion Fund, bringing the fund’s total size to €11.5 million. The fund supports financial service providers that focus on vulnerable groups in African, Caribbean, and Pacific … Read the full press release
Posted in Banks, Business, Financial, Industrial, Investment, Management, News, Small Business, United Kingdom
Tagged EIB, finance, Financial Inclusion Fund, Franz Fayot, Kris Peeters, Luxembourg, microentrepreneurs, microfinance, SMEs, Werner Hoyer, Yuriko Backes
(IN BRIEF) The European Investment Bank (EIB) celebrated Diversity Day Lëtzebuerg, Luxembourg’s national day of diversity, as part of European Diversity Month. The event, organized by the Diversity Charter Lëtzebuerg, aimed to promote diversity and inclusion in the workplace. The … Read the full press release
(IN BRIEF) Clearstream has launched a new bank called Clearstream Fund Centre S.A. in Luxembourg, which will provide services to institutional fund investors. The new entity operates under a commercial banking license and will be an important part of Deutsche … Read the full press release
Posted in Banks, Business, Financial, Germany, Investment, Management, News
Tagged bank, Clearstream, Clearstream Fund Centre S.A., Deutsche Börse, Institutional Fund Investors, Luxembourg, Philippe Seyll, Vestima
(IN BRIEF) Luxembourg has secured a €9m ($10.5m) loan from the European Investment Bank to finance the ecological restoration of the Alzette river and its tributary, the Pétrusse. The project, which will cover a section of the Alzette in Steinsel … Read the full press release
Posted in Banks, Business, Environment, Financial, Germany, Infrastructure & Utilities, Management, News
Tagged Alzette river, EIB, Germany, Joëlle Welfring, Kris Peeters, Luxembourg, NCFF, restored, tributary Pétrusse, Virginijus Sinkevičius, Yuriko Backes
(IN BRIEF) Archie Benn and Isaac Tredant, two friends who have never ridden a tandem before, will pedal a tandem bicycle 2,000 miles from Bristol to Istanbul to raise money for the Bristol homeless shelter Julian Trust. The best mates … Read the full press release
Posted in Education, Financial, Management, Media, News, Science, United Kingdom
Tagged Archie Benn, Bristanbul, Bristol, Bulgaria, charity, CROATIA, France, Isaac Tredant, İstanbul, Julian Trust, Luxembourg, Professor Nicholas Roberts, Rob O'Sullivan, Slovenia, University of Bristol
(PRESS RELEASE) LUXEMBOURG, 17-Jan-2021 — /EuropaWire/ — Global fintech, Framework PEIDM, has announced a new name and brand identity – alongside a new product release – as the final phase of its multi-year digital transformation. Building on a long pedigree, … Read the full press release
Posted in Banks, Business, Financial, Investment, Luxembourg, News, Real Estate, Technology
Tagged 3i Infotech, accounting, Accounting Frameworks, administration, Bertil Rouveure, brand identity, Cloud technology, CSR, daappa, daappa Studio, daappa Studio+, data, data analytics, data management, digital transformation, ESG Compliance, fintech, Framework PEIDM, Karim Ali, Luxembourg, managed cloud, private asset, private assets, private equity, reporting, software, transparency
Leading Luxembourg fund servicing company Fidupar goes live with Framework’s investment and operations platform, further scaling its private asset administration and investor services capability. (PRESS RELEASE) LONDON, 13-Dec-2021 — /EuropaWire/ — Framework, a specialist provider of middle and back-office technology … Read the full press release
Posted in Banks, Business, Financial, Investment, Luxembourg, Management, News, Technology, United Kingdom
Tagged accounting, BRD Investments, Core, Craig Tyzack, Elate Group, Fidupar, financial engineering, fintech, framework, Fund Accounting, fund administration, fund servicing, General Ledger, investment, Investor Services, investor services capability, Luxembourg, Nicolas Montagne, operations, private asset administration, private equity, reporting, software, tax regime
(PRESS RELEASE) LUXEMBOURG, 29-Nov-2021 — /EuropaWire/ — Luxembourg Institute of Health (LIH), a public biomedical research organisation, has announced that a project called YOUNG 50 and funded by the European Commission launches in Luxembourg with the aim to screen and … Read the full press release
Posted in European Union, Healthcare, Lithuania, Luxembourg, News, Romania, Society
Tagged cardiovascular disease, Cardiovascular risk, Centre for Disease Control and Prevention, CVD, European Commission, Lithuania, Luxembourg, Obese, overweight, risk screening program, Romania, screening program, smokers, YOUNG 50
Kuehne+Nagel Luxembourg’s third contract logistics site leverages the central location in Europe for e-commerce (PRESS RELEASE) CONTERN, Luxembourg, 28-Oct-2021 — /EuropaWire/ — Kuehne+Nagel (SWX: KNIN), one of the world’s leading logistics companies, has announced it is expanding its contract logistics … Read the full press release
Posted in Business, Industrial, Investment, Luxembourg, News, Transportation & Logistics
Tagged B Medical Systems, Contern, contract logistics, distribution centre, e-commerce hub, Enovos, fulfilment centre, Honorary Chairman, Klaus-Michael Kühne, Kuehne+Nagel, logistics, Luc Provost, Luxembourg, Marc Maurer, net zero, Photovoltaic, supply chain, Tobias Jerschke, warehousing space, Xavier Bettel
Interview and briefing opportunities with EIB Vice-President Andrew McDowell, EIB Director of Economics Debora Revoltella, Director of the Center on Global Economic Governance at Columbia University Professor Jan Svejnar. KIRCHBERG, Luxembourg, 28-Nov-2018 — /EuropaWire/ — On 28 and 29 November, the … Read the full press release
Posted in Banks, Financial, Investment, Luxembourg, Technology
Tagged Andrew McDowell, Catherine L. Mann, Claudio Borio, Conference, Debora Revoltella, digitalisation, ECB, EIB, investment, Jan Svejnar, Jean Tirole, Jean-Pierre Mustier, Klaus Regling, Klaus Zimmermann, Luis de Guindos, Luxembourg, MIT, Peter Praet, Pier Carlo Padoan, Professor Jan Svejnar, Reinhilde Veugelers, skills, SUERF, Technological Transformation, transformation, Vitor Gaspar, Werner Hoyer
READING, 01-Nov-2018 — /EuropaWire/ — Redstor, a leading UK-headquartered cloud data management SaaS company, is targeting mainland Europe as part of aggressive growth plans to treble business by 2020. Paul Evans, Redstor co-founder and chief executive, is refusing to allow … Read the full press release
Posted in Belgium, Business, Denmark, Finland, Internet & Online, Luxembourg, Management, Netherlands, News, Norway, Security & Safety, Sweden, Technology, United Kingdom
Tagged Alan Manicom, Amsterdam, Antwerp, appointment, backup, Benelux, Brexit, Brussels, Chris Sigley, Cloud, cloud data management, data management, data management market, data management solutions, disaster recovery, Enschede, Gerrit-Jan van Wieren, Groningen, Luxembourg, Nordics, Paul Evans, protect your critical data, Redstor, SaaS, Utrecht, Van Wieren
PARIS, 22-Oct-2018 — /EuropaWire/ — AXA Investment Managers – Real Assets (“AXA IM – Real Assets”), a global leader in real asset investments and the leading(1) real estate portfolio and asset manager in Europe, announces that it has acquired, on behalf of … Read the full press release
Posted in France, Investment, Management, Real Estate
Tagged AXA Investment Managers - Real Assets, John O’Driscoll, Le Dôme, LeDôme, Luxembourg, office building, officebuilding, RealAssets
BNP Paribas Securities Services and DWS, one of the world’s leading asset managers, have entered into an agreement for BNP Paribas Securities Services to provide DWS with fund administration services, and DWS’s retail funds with depositary and custody services, in Germany and … Read the full press release
Posted in Banks, Financial, France, Germany, Investment
Tagged actively-managed funds, assets, BNP Paribas Securities Services, depositary, DWS, funds, Germany, Luxembourg, Securities, services
TRIESTE, 29-May-2018 — /EuropaWire/ — In line with the strategic objectives of the Generali Group to consolidate its leadership in the Employee Benefits (EB) sector, Assicurazioni Generali SpA announces the setup of a new Branch in the Grand Duchy of … Read the full press release
Extension of the European overland pharma cross dock platform in Luxembourg for more frequent departures and faster transit times Complete coverage to all European destinations Enhanced real time monitoring solutions for temperature sensitive pharma shipments Contern, Luxembourg, 26-Mar-2018 — /EuropaWire/ … Read the full press release
Posted in Business, Luxembourg, Pharma & Biotech, Transportation & Logistics
Tagged Contern, Kuehne + Nagel, logistics, Luxembourg, pharma, pharma solutions, telematics, Uwe Hött
BRUSSELS, 27-Oct-2017 — /EuropaWire/ — Today (26 October 2017) Lithuania and Luxembourg signed an agreement on a so-called statistical transfer of renewable energy. Under this agreement Lithuania will sell a specified amount of renewable energy to Luxembourg between 2018 and 2020. … Read the full press release
Posted in Energy, Gas & Oil, Government, Lithuania, Luxembourg
Tagged Lithuania, Luxembourg, renewable energy
BERN, 12-Oct-2017 — /EuropaWire/ — Luxembourg and Switzerland have close, long-standing relations. To celebrate the 100th anniversary of the establishment of the Grand Duchy’s first diplomatic representation in Switzerland, the foreign minister of Luxembourg, Jean Asselborn, visited Bern on 10 October … Read the full press release
LUXEMBOURG, 31-Oct-2016 — /EuropaWire/ — During an official visit to Luxembourg on 20th October 2016, China’s Vice Premier Ma Kai led a delegation to visit the offices of CACEIS. CACEIS CEO, Jean-François Abadie commented, “We are delighted to have the opportunity … Read the full press release
Posted in Financial, France, Government, Investment, Luxembourg, Politics
Tagged CACEIS, China’s Vice Premier Ma Kai, Jean-François Abadie, Luxembourg
A milestone in ultra-fast Internet in Luxembourg LUXEMBOURG, 22-Feb-2016 — /EuropaWire/ — As early as 1997 POST Luxembourg realised the advantages of fibre-optic technology for residential subscribers and since then has been developing and laying “hybrid cables” – data transmission … Read the full press release
Posted in Internet & Online, Luxembourg, Technology, Telecom
Tagged fibre-optic network, Luxembourg, POST Luxembourg
Rapidité, navigation intuitive et sécurité – tels furent les principaux objectifs poursuivis par la Banque et Caisse d’Epargne de l’Etat, Luxembourg (BCEE) lors du développement de sa toute nouvelle version de l’application S-net Mobile, lancée en date du 18 mai. … Read the full press release
Posted in Banks, Business, Financial, Luxembourg, Management, Marketing, Technology
Tagged Banque et Caisse d’Epargne de l’Etat, BCEE, Luxembourg, LuxTrust, S-net Mobile app
Luxembourg / Budapest, Hungary, 9-1-2014 — /EuropaWire/ — The European Investment Bank (EIB) is lending EUR 250 million to finance the implementation ofHungary’s railway infrastructure rehabilitation and upgrading investment programme for the period2013-2016. The objective is to improve the safety, capacity and performance of the existingconventional railway infrastructure with positive impacts on commuters and … Read the full press release
Posted in Banks, European Union, Financial, Hungary, Investment, Luxembourg, Transportation & Logistics
Tagged banks, EIB, EU, Financial, Hungarian railways, Hungary, investment, loan, Luxembourg, railway infrastructure, The European Investment Bank, TRANSPORT
Luxembourg, 11-10-2013 — /EuropaWire/ — On the occasion of the United Nations International Day for Disaster Reduction, the European Court of Auditors announced today that new guidelines for audit institutions to improve the state of disaster risk reduction around the world … Read the full press release
In a difficult climate, the P&T Group ended the 2012 financial year with a 2.1% increase in turnover. Investments reached almost EUR 160 M. P&T Group, a prominent stakeholder in sustainable development, is keenly aware of its social, ethical and … Read the full press release
Posted in Business, Environment, Financial, Investment, Luxembourg, Telecom
Tagged difficult economic climate, eco-labelled paper, electric vehicles, electric vehicles fleet, environmental footprint, environmental responsibilities, fleet, Grand Duchy, Luxembourg, P&T Group, P&T Group Luxembourg, postal services operator, renewable energy, sustainable development, telecommunications services operator, turnover
02-8-2013 — /EuropaWire/ — On July 30, the European Investment Bank (‘EIB’) priced a SEK 400 million tap of its SEK 750 million Climate Awareness Bond (CAB) maturing on July 24, 2020. The bond was placed with Scandinavian investors. EIB CABs … Read the full press release
Posted in Banks, Business, Environment, European Union, Financial, Government, Investment
Tagged 3-Month STIBOR +43bp, CAB, Climate Awareness Bond, climate protection, Danske Bank, EIB, investors, issuer, Luxembourg, maturing July 24 2020
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